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UNI'IEEDY star s-s p 1,5gg, 250' t A E -r orri g v WATSON GUCCLl'.-IBLE1111, OF CLEVELAND,'OHIO, ASSZEGNOR, BY MESNEASSEGNMEN TS, THE :RIE FIL BROOM COMPANY,}OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO."

I Application filed December To all whomit may concern I Belt known thatI, WATSON Cornenirr, a

citizen of the United States, post-oiiice ad- Cleveland, inthe county'of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have 1 invented certain new 1 and useful Improvements yin. Brooms, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in brooms and the like and the object of the invention is to'devise a broom in which the straw portion and handle are replaceable, in-;

dependently, and which will be cheap and simple to manufacture. I Another object 'of the invention. is'to devise a more simpler and economical method of construction wherebythe-broom shall be.

simple in construction and convenient and reliable in use, holding the filling more 2 firmly than heretofore and atthesame time being more easily refilled."

Another object is the overcoming of defects of the construction set forth in my fora mer patent for brooms No. 1,410,284.

My invention consists of a holder portion having a threaded'orifice in its upper end,a' spring wedge member within the holder,

V straw portion adapted to be-inserted into the lower part of the holder below the wedge, a conical port-ion'located in between the sides of the wedge and attached. to thehandle portion for spreading the wedge, a handle threaded at its lower end and engaging the threaded orifice in the holder, the lower end of the handle coacting with the conical por tion first and later with the spring wedge to force it into the upper part of the straw portion and against the sides of the holder for securing the straw firmly in place in the holder all as more particularly described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which: I I

Figure 1 is a side; sectional elevation of my broom constructed according to my invention, the parts being in position for forcing the spring wedge into the straw of the broom. v Figure 2 is a sectional elevation on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of a broken section of the form in which the straw portion is made up and packed before being inserted in the holder.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 44 of Figure 3.

a pin for holding the conical portion 6 and 1 of the spring wedge hangs -when-loose by portion vantage of my broom hesinthecheapness of a1, 1921.. Serial No'.-526,2'43.

- their normal positions. dress 2088 Murray Hill-Road, in the'city of 7,

ed orifice 9'. 3 is aribbed or beaded portion inproximity to the lower edge of the holder 1. 4 is the; concave portion onithev inner two sides'of the holder 1. 5 is the spring wedge for holding the straw portionlfirmly in said holder. Gis' the conical portion coactingimmediately with the springwedge and is fastened to the handle by suitable means. 7 is the ferrule 8 firmly together and to the hanq dle. Intermediate of. the. ends of the conical portion 6 the conical portion is so formed as to 'make a ledge .9, upon which the top edge f means of the bent portion 10.

Nowit will be-seen that ,whenthe-st-raw portion has been inserted into theholder and. the handle advanced by screwing. in, the conlcal portion exerts a slightly spreading ac- .80 tion upon the spring wedge whichis also forced slightly forward E to sufiicie'ntly hold the. straw portion from .slippingout of its 1 proper; position. Aspthe handle :is being, screwed further to its limit, the spring ,wedge is forcedinto the straw portion as shown in Figures 5 and 6, the upper neck :portion thereof is. snugly se'tinthe ferrule 8, and the ,lower portion of the same being below the lower end of the holderl, thereby takes all of the sweeping strain off the straw portion. By thus relieving the strain from the straw portion it isneoessary to have only one row of stitching around the straw instead of three or four or more as heretofore to give stability, 1

In the ordinary type of broom, much longer and more expensive straw must be used than is the case with a broom made 210- cording to my invention for'which short and 4 cheap straw is quite suitable. A further admanufacture as there is no expert workmanship required.

The greatest advantage ofjmy broom is of1 I course the feature whereby the straw portion can be renewed independently of the other parts so that the broom will last a life time and when the straw is worn outonly a very small outlay 18 involved n making the broom as good as new. The handle, if it becomes broken, is also replaceable independently of any other part.

From the foregoing it will be seenthat I have devised abroom which will enable a very great saving to be efiiected by practically the whole community.

Vhile the spectifications refer to brooms, many modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the same or the scope of the claims and the form shown is to be taken as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. For instance it may be adapted to whisk brooms or brushes of various kinds.

hat I claim as my invention is:

1. In a broom, the combination of a straw portion, a holder for the straw portion, a

, spring wedge, the spring wedge consisting of plates fixed together at one edge and means for spreading the plate of the spring wedge to cause it to secure the straw portion in said holder, substantially as described.

' 2. In a broom, the combination of a straw portion, a holder for the straw portion, a spring wedge, and means for spreading and advancing the spring wedge to cause it to be forced into the straw portion to secure secure the straw portion in said holder, substantially as described.

4C. In a broom, the combination of a straw portion, a hollow holder for the straw portion, a spring Wedge in said holder, a handle threaded in the holder, the handle having a conical end for spreading the spring wedge to cause it to secure the straw portion in said holder, and means loosely conmeeting the spring wedge to the handle, substantially as describec 5. In a broom, the combination of a straw portion, a hollow holder for the straw portion, a spring wedge in said holder, a handle threaded in the holder, the handle having a conical end for spreading the spring wedge to cause it to securethe straw portion in said holder, the handle having a ledge, and the spring wedge having a bent portion for engaging the ledge to loosely connect the spring wedge to the handle, substantially as described.

6. In a broom, the combination of a straw portion, a hollow holder for the straw portion, a springwedge in saidholder, a handle threaded in the holder, the handle having a conical end for spreading the spring wedge to cause it to secure the straw portion in said holder, the spring wedge havinga neck portion. and a ferrule fixed to the handle for receiving the neck portion of the springwedgc, substantially as described.

7. In a broom, the combination of a straw portion, a hollow holder for the straw portion, the holder being provided with beads at its inner sides in proximity to its lower edge, the holder having concave portions between said beads and said lower edge, a spring wedge in said holder, and means for spreadingthe spring wedge to cause it to force the straw portion against said heads into said concave portions of the holder for securing same in said holder, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

IVATSON CUTI-IBER-T. 

